Yes, three people have to process the WU, get "similar" results from processing it (number of spikes, etc...) and then if they are all close enough, now errors in processing, a quorum of results is created and then credit will be granted.

Also, on timeing there are two uploads of the WU, and I can never keep them straight. I believe the first one (which is automatic after) is a very small amount of data, at the next communication between the BOINC Software and the server the actual data generated is uploaded. If I have it wrong one of the Sir Johns will straighten me out ...
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> Yes, three people have to process the WU, get "similar" results from
> processing it (number of spikes, etc...) and then if they are all close
> enough, now errors in processing, a quorum of results is created and then
> credit will be granted.
>
> Also, on timeing there are two uploads of the WU, and I can never keep them
> straight. I believe the first one (which is automatic after) is a very small
> amount of data, at the next communication between the BOINC Software and the
> server the actual data generated is uploaded. If I have it wrong one of the
> Sir Johns will straighten me out ...
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The data is uploaded automatically at the end of the workunit. The small descriptive report is sent later.

> Someone correct me if I'm wrong but to get credit I think three people need to
> process the same WU and come up with similiar results. I don't think there is
> a process on the server doing this.
>
>

There is also a validator that has to check the 3 results are the same, hand out credit etc, although it's been online for a while now.

p.s. sorry if this is a double-post, I got disconnected whilst sending it the first time.